diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 572bd98d2344..77ffc1dc4e79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
 # disable pointer signed / unsigned warnings in gcc 4.0
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, pointer-sign)
 
+# disable stringop warnings in gcc 8+
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, stringop-truncation)
+
 # disable invalid "can't wrap" optimizations for signed / pointers
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-strict-overflow)